Tamia Taylor.Photo:Tamia Taylor/Facebook
Tamia Taylor/Facebook
The body of a 21-year-old woman who wentmissing along the Mississippi Riverwhile on a riverboat birthday cruise earlier this month has been discovered, according to police.
Tamia Taylor vanished after coming to Memphis to celebrate her birthday with friends on Sept. 9, the Memphis Police Departmentsaid in their initial news release.
The Memphis Police Departmentsaid in a releaseon Saturday that police were “assisting the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department in the investigation of a body that was recovered on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River.”
On Wednesday, the department confirmed to PEOPLE that the 21-year-old’s body had been found and positively identified.
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What preceded Taylor entering the water remains unclear at this time. PEOPLE could not immediately reach the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
In aprevious statement, Memphis Riverboats said they had “no reason to believe she could have gone overboard.”
“We can confirm from video footage circling around that she was last seen on the boat as the boat was pulling into the Harbor, where we dock our boats,” they wrote. “We hope she is found safe and returns home.”
“Debra Taylor and her family are truly [grateful] for your thoughts and prayers,” the foundation added. “Dock Ellis Foundation is asking everyone to please allow the family time to heal. We will all carry Tamia Taylor in our hearts.”
source: people.com
